Protective effect of exclusive breastfeeding against infections during infancy: A prospective study

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1004-1008

  Ladomenou, Fani ^a   Moschandreas, Joanna ^a   Kafatos, Anthony ^a   Tselentis, Yiannis ^a   Galanakis, Emmanouil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONJUNCTIVITIS; ETHNICITY; FOLLOW UP; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENTAL AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SMOKING; THRUSH; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VACCINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BREAST FEEDING; CANDIDIASIS, ORAL; CONJUNCTIVITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROENTERITIS; GREECE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 78649834079     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.169912     Document Type: Article

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